Cast
Joan Blondell
as Hope Banner
Binnie Barnes
as Faith Banner
Janet Blair
as Charity Banner
Robert Benchley
as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager
John Howard
as Tommy Hopkins
Hugh O'Connell
as Chief of Police
Frank McGlynn Sr.
as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician
Eric Blore
as Charlemagne, looking for Charlie
Paul Harvey
as Fred Chambers, editor
Una O'Connor
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1941
Runtime1h 15m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresAdventure, Comedy, Crime
Votes4
DirectorLeigh Jason
WritersRichard Carroll
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThree Girls About Town
About Three Girls About Town
Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the mortician's convention is arriving, and the sisters, with help from manager Wilburforce Puddle, try to hide it. Complicating matters, Hope's boyfriend, Tommy, is a newspaper reporter in the hotel covering some labor negotiations.
Directed by Leigh Jason, Three Girls About Town leans on a strong ensemble — Joan Blondell, Binnie Barnes, Janet Blair — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about adventure titles of 1941.
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